BIOL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Classical Compound, Head

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Biology Courses
• Course: BIOL 212
• Professor: Stitt

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Meaning of a suffix does not change. Suffix does change the meaning of the word. Either a suffix or a complete word. Suffixes make a word a noun or an adjective. When a suffix begins with a consonant. Combining vowel is needed to attach the suffix to the word root. Combining vowel is not needed to attach suffix to word root. Suffix = algia (begins with a vowel) Maybe a specialist in a field of study (-ician) Maybe one who specializes in the study of (-logist) Maybe an instrument used to view (-scope) Maybe an instrument used to measure (-meter) Maybe the process of viewing with a scope (-scopy) When the singular form ends in a". When the singular form ends in ax". When the singular form ends in is". When the singular form ends in ix, ex, or yx". Change the ix, ex, or yx" to ices". When the singular form ends in on".